After making the big move for Jimmy Butler, here are five other potential trade targets that could bolster the Philadelphia 76ers’ shooting
In an attempt to make quite a splash in the NBA’s Eastern Conference hierarchy, the Philadelphia 76ers made one of the biggest in-season trades in recent history. They traded Robert Covington, Dario Saric, Jerryd Bayless and a 2020 second-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton.
After two months of the Jimmy Butler sweepstakes, the Sixers emerged as real contenders. They now have arguably the NBA’s second-best Big 3’s in Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler. They also have a solid fourth in J.J. Redick.
However, apart from those four, the majority of the rest of their roster is a big question mark, including Markelle Fultz.
If the Sixers want to be viewed as a real threat in the Eastern Conference, though, they’re going to have to improve – and replace – their bench. And, really, the only real way to do that at this point in the season is via trade.
Here are five potential trade candidates that could help them achieve that.